diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
index b18c65ba5580..079ba61e24d1 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
@@ -512,9 +512,13 @@ void netfs_read_subreq_terminated(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
 				__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NEED_RETRY, &subreq->flags);
 				__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
 				set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_NEED_RETRY, &rreq->flags);
+				if (!was_async)
+					cond_resched();
 			} else if (!__test_and_set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NO_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags)) {
 				__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_NEED_RETRY, &subreq->flags);
 				set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_NEED_RETRY, &rreq->flags);
+				if (!was_async)
+					cond_resched();
 			} else {
 				__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_FAILED, &subreq->flags);
 				error = -ENODATA;